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How popular is the baby name Narbflaith in the United States right now? How popular was it historically? Find out using the graph below! Plus, see baby names similar to Narbflaith and check out all the blog posts that mention the name Narbflaith.

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I’ve always thought of mór (as in an Gorta Mór) simply as an Irish vocabulary word. So I was a bit surprised to learn that it was once used as a female name:

In the late middle ages, the name Mór (meaning great or big) was very popular for a woman. Although given the 21st­ century obsession with being skinny, it’s diffi­cult to see that one making a comeback.

That quote comes from The Name Game by Bernice Mulligan, published in yesterday’s Irish Independent.

According to Irish Names by Donnchadh Ó Corráin and Fidelma Maguire, the following names were also popular in Ireland during the Middle Ages: